Crisis and Loss: Information for Educators.

Crisis intervention is a vital component of any comprehensive approach to maintaining psychological well being. An active school-based crisis intervention team can make a powerful contribution to a school's sense of community and commitment to taking care of each other. This special edition presents promising practices that may be helpful to school personnel working with students in crisis situations. This issue includes the following articles: (1) "Children Killing Children" (Kevin Dwyer); (2) "School Crisis Planning: Questions Answered" (Scott Poland); (3) "Memorials: Guidelines for Educators and Communities" (Cathy Paine); (4) "Death: Dealing with Crisis at School;" (5) "Disaster: Helping Children Cope" (Debbie Waddell, Alex Thomas); (6) "Cultural Perspectives on Trauma and Critical Response" (adapted by Kris Sieckert); (7) "Disasters: Developing a Crisis Response Plan" (Debbie Waddell, Alex Thomas); (8) "Childhood Responses to Trauma" (adapted by Ted Feinberg); (9) "Student Violence: Warning Signs;" (10) "Safe Schools Resources" (compiled by Andrea Canter); (11) "What Is a School Psychologist?" Some articles provide references and relevant resources. (MKA)